POSHAN 2.0

Published: 6th Sep, 2021

Context

The National Nutrition Week from September 1 to 7 is celebrated in India, to generate mass awareness about the need for pursuing nutrition and inculcate habits of healthy eating.

National Nutrition Week 2021: Theme

This year’s theme for National Nutrition Week is ‘Feeding Smart Right from Start’.
The union government has launched a programme for disseminating accurate information to generate public awareness by tapping into seminars and workshops.

National Nutrition: The Approach

The problem of malnutrition in the country, including the stunting and wasting in the children of age group under 5 years of age.
The government implements several schemes and programmes such as
Anganwadi Services
Scheme for Adolescent Girls
Pradhan Mantri MatruVandanaYojana under the Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services Scheme as direct targeted interventions.
The government also set up POSHAN Abhiyaan which aims to prevent and reduce the prevalence of stunting, underweight and anaemia among children (0-6 years).
Reduction in the prevalence of low birth weight in the country through ‘Jan Andolan’ involving Panchayati raj institutions/village organizations, among others.

Focus of the Poshan 2.0

The POSHAN Abhiyaan aims to make India a malnutrition-free country by 2022.
The mission POSHAN 2.0 focuses on strengthening nutritional content, outreach, delivery, and outcomes by developing practices that improve health, wellness, and immune response to disease and malnutrition.

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POSHAN 2.0